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How can we show that our profession should be respected? We are always seen as the poor relation,a situation not helped by unqualified EFL teachers. Do we need to have more qualifications? Or a Body which oversees quality?

When you are thinking of your next move – maybe that’s your next school, maybe that’s your next qualification – what do you hold to be the most important aspects to consider. What are the good and bad signals you see when considering a new organisation or school for employment. Are there any tell tale signs that the experienced eye would catch that the inexperienced might overlook?